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god-þrym

(n.)
Grammar
god-þrym, gen. -þrymmes; m.
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Divine majesty He geseah ðone hǽlend silfne standan on his godþrimme he saw the Saviour himself stand in his divine majesty, Shrn. 32, 2.

tungol-cræft

(n.)
Grammar
tungol-cræft, es; m.
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Star-craft, astronomy, astrology Astralogia, ðæt ys tungolcræft, Shrn. 152, 14. Tungelcræft astronomia, Hpt. Gl. 479, 47. Hí hí on tungolcræfte ( astronomiae ) lǽrdan, Bd. 4, 2; S. 565, 26.

heáhdeór-hund

(n.)
Grammar
heáhdeór-hund, es; m.

A stag-hound, deer-hound, a dog for hunting great game

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A stag-hound, deer-hound, a dog for hunting great game Twegen hafocas and ealle his heádórhundas two hawks and all his deer-hounds, Chart. Th. 501, 7. Twegen and twegen fédan ǽnne heádórhund duo et duo pascant unum molossum, L. R.

eo

(n.)
Grammar
eo, I. unaccented, generally stands before two consonants lc, ld, lf, rc, rd, rf, rg, rh, rl, rm, rn, rp, rr, rt, rþ, x; as, Geolca a yolk, sceolde should, seolfor silver, deorc dark, sweord a sword, ceorfan to carve, beorgan to protect, beorht bright, eorl earl, beorma barm, eornost earnest, weorpan to throw, steorra a star, heorte the heart, eorþe the earth, meox dung. II. eó accented, the diphthong, generally stands before the consonants c, d, f, g, h, l, m, n, p, r, s, st, t, w; as, Seóc sick, beódan to bid, þeóf a thief, fleógan to fly, hreóh rough, hweól a wheel, leóma a ray of light, beón to be, deóp deep, beór beer, ceosan to choose, breóst the breast, fleótan to float, leóþ a song, ceówan to chew. 2. eó is also the termination of many words, and then the ó in eó is always accented; as, Beó a bee; ic beó

I shall be

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I shall be; freó free; gleó glee; seó the; seó sim, sis, sit; treó a tree; breó three, etc

tó-glídan

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Add Þá stánas þæs tóglidenan wáges collapsi saxa parietis, Gr. D. 125, 21. Add Þá tóglidenan stánas þæs wáges. Gr. D. 125, 18. See preceding passage

Windles-óra

(n.)
Grammar
Windles-óra, an; m.

Windsor

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Ic habbe gegefan Criste and Sancte Petre intó Westmynstre Windlesóran and Stáne, 227, 6: 178, 19

hǽwen

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Hǽwen stán cyanea lapis, 137, 74. Hacele hǽwen subucula iacinthina, An. Ox. 5318 : Wrt. Voc. ii. 87, 56. Héwen (ex) iacintho, 77, 19. Hǽwen, hiacincto, viridis, An. Ox. 35, 2. Hǽwenre deáge, 1058. Þá hǽwnan sǽs marmora glauca, Wrt.

hlid

(n.)
Grammar
hlid, es; n.

A lid, ⬩ cover, ⬩ the opening which is closed by the cover

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Hé tóáwylte mycelne stán tó hlide ðære byrgene advolvit saxum magnum ad ostium monumenti, Mt. Kmbl. 27, 60

frætwung

(n.)
Grammar
frætwung, frætewung, e; f.

An adorning ⬩ adornment ⬩ ornament ⬩ ornātus ⬩ ornāmentum

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An adorning adornment, ornament; ornātus, ornāmentum He micele swíðor lufode ðære heortan clǽnnysse ðonne ðæra stána frætwunge he much more loved cleanness of heart than the adornment of stones, Homl. Th. i. 508, 22.

Linked entries: frætewung freatewung fretwung

Beornice

(n.)
Grammar
Beornice, gen.a; dat. um; pl. m.

The Bernicians ⬩ Bernicii

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The Bernicians; Bernicii Man gehálgode twegen biscopas on his stal, Bosan to Derum and Eátan to Beornicum two bishops were hallowed in his stead, Bosa over the Deirians and Eata over the Bernicians Chr. 678; Th. 61, 17, col. 1 : Bd. 3, 24; S. 556, 45

stede

(n.)
Grammar
stede, es; m.
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Ǽr mon ða stánas tó ðæm stede brohte ðe hié on standan scoldon, Past. 36; Swt. 253, 15. Of hiora stede styrede, Met. 7, 25. On his ágenum stede, Ps. Th. 102, 21. Ne stande hé on his stede and endebyrdnesse, ac stande hé ealra ýtemest, R.

Linked entries: bed-stede hám-stede

stacung

(n.)
Grammar
stacung, e; f.

Staking ⬩ piercing with a stake

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Staking, piercing with a stake

Linked entry: staca

píle

(n.)
Grammar
píle, an ; f.
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A stake

Linked entry: píl-stæf

styllan

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to stall

róf

(n.)
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v. secg-, stæf-róf

gold-fæt

(n.)
Grammar
gold-fæt, [-fatu?], es; n.
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A thin plate of gold; bractea, lamina aurea Stáne gelícast gladum gimme ðonne in goldfate smiþa orþoncum biseted weorþeþ to a stone most like to a bright jewel when by the smiths' art it has been set in a bracelet, Exon. 60 a; Th. 219, 7; Ph. 303

a-hýdan

(v.)
Grammar
a-hýdan, p. de; pp. ed

To hide ⬩ abscondere ⬩ occuhare

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To hide; abscondere, occuhare Tungol beóþ ahýded the star is hidden, Exon. 57 a; Th. 204, 12; Ph. 96: Cd. 148; Th. 184, 30; Exod. 115.

abbad-hád

(n.)

the state or dignity of an abbot

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the state or dignity of an abbot

crencestre

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Add: Cf. cranc-stæf

secg-róf

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Add: cf. stæf-róf

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